Chiari I malformation with syrinx: an unexpected diagnosis in the emergency department

Eur J Emerg Med. 2008 Dec;15(6):342-3. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328302c819.

Abstract

The authors describe a case of syringomyelia associated with Chiari I malformation in a patient in whom acute symptomatic exacerbation occurred after cervical spine trauma. The authors review the various factors in the pathogenesis of this unusual sequence of events.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / genetics
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Syringomyelia / complications
  • Syringomyelia / diagnosis*
  • Syringomyelia / genetics
  • Syringomyelia / surgery